A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c10.15

c10.15

There was no miracle in this. It was the natural result of the persistent efforts made by the Muham-madans to conquer all India. When these dreaded invaders reached the Krishnâ River the Hindus to their south, stricken with terror, combined, and gathered in haste to the new standard which alone seemed to offer some hope of protection. The decayed old states crumbled away into nothingness, and the fighting kings of Vijayanagar became the saviours of the south for two and a half centuries.